Sentences with phrase «space program as»

It's easy to see Kerbal Space Program as being about engineering and design.

holds up the men who pioneered the United States space program as ultimate American archetypes.

See www.russianspaceweb.com for the history of the Russian space program as well as recent news.

More significantly, this is the beginning of the end not just for Hubble but for space shuttles — indeed for the entire American manned space program as currently configured.

Take the space program as an example.

The cost was so low, and the concept so simple, that space exploration is now within grasp of the everyday person, and many other groups around the world are pursuing their own low - cost space programs as a consequence.

This combination of found and made materials mines specifically the histories of the creation of the V2 rocket, the world's first long range guided missile, in 1942, and its transition into becoming the first man made object to reach outer space, thus becoming the progenitor to all space programs as well as intercontinental nuclear transportation.

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It's long been the case that advertisers paid up to two to three times more for a top - rated sports event compared to a top - rated drama or sitcom, and sports value as real - time programming and its finite availability have only caused its status to grow, says Michael Neale, a managing partner for investment at Mediacom, a global media agency that co-ordinates and purchases advertising space on behalf of marketers.

«Having physical office space was tremendously legitimizing,» says the 31 - year - old, who spent two months working from the lobby of a defunct credit union as part of the program.

Indie.Bio's model is simple: All participants in the U.S. program (there is another in Ireland) receive $ 200,000 in seed funding, plus $ 50,000 in lab space and supplies, as well as mentorship.

The longest - serving astronaut in the space program, Young's career began as a Navy test flier.

More than that, they lack a funded mission and all that entails, such as a scientific program, support staff, data analysis and office space.

Space critics such as the CBC's Wendy Mesley and Now are usually opposed to the billions spent on agencies, largely because of their ties to the military - industrial complex and because they feel it's money that could be spent on better things, such as education or social programs.

As India launches the first smartphone into space, critics are questioning how a nation with so many people living in poverty should spend money to expand a space program.

They believe too that a voluntary military and civilian national service program for young people would help alleviate the social disruption and teach important new skills and provide tutoring to disadvantaged students, help for the elderly, and improvements of public spaces such as parks and playgrounds.

He continued working on Minuum through the University of Toronto Early Stage Technology (UTEST) program, which acts as a pre-incubator research space for budding entrepreneurs to develop their products.

Other spaceflight companies, including Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Sierra Nevada and Jeff Bezos» Blue Origin, are variously developing new spacecraft designed to carry humans into orbital space as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP).

To facilitate those transactions, Draper co-founded and serves as CEO of Boost VC, a 12 - week accelerator program in San Mateo, Calif., that offers housing, office space and mentoring to early - stage startups with a focus on Bitcoin - related businesses.

Bigelow first started his space company, Bigelow Aerospace, in 1999 to develop habitats for use as research labs for corporations and countries without space programs, housing for missions to Mars, or even as hotels for tourists on the final frontier.

And, while the announcement describes the launch as a «marketing program,» Facebook has denied that the space atop users» news feeds could eventually be populated by advertisers.

The larger Falcon 9 is designed to carry astronauts to the International Space Station and has been singled out by President Obama as a possible successor to the Space Shuttle program.

SpaceX, along with Boeing (ba), also has a contract with NASA to fly astronauts to the International Space Station as part of the «Commercial Crew» program, with the first crucial test flight slated for the second quarter.

According to SpaceX, Falcon Heavy is capable of carrying roughly 2.6 times as much stuff as the US space shuttle program did:

«We look to apply benefits across our programs - missile defence, satellites, planetary probes, especially as we create more and more common products,» said Brian Kaplun, additive manufacturing manager at Lockheed Martin Space.

Overall, Microsoft is committing $ 500 million (roughly 1.7 % of its revenue last quarter) over the next two years to help startups as part of the program, through joint sales engagements, free software, and expanded Microsoft Reactor community spaces.

Plug and Play Tech Center is launching an accelerator program exclusively for Bitcoin startups, and it's making other investments in the Bitcoin space as well.

While this is not as exciting a find as the planet covered with oceans of oil that everyone was hoping scientists would find, maybe the promise of untold riches is just the incentive NASA needs to get its space program in gear.

We not only offer money and speakers, but we offer as part of our program (and at no charge) a dedicated «been there done that» mentor, accounting services and legal services from top notch firms, and a great community of shared office space.

Coworking spaces are one place to look for guidance, as they regularly offer networking events, training programs, social events, and even summer camp.

It says it will use this program to support research activities on «tools and technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain that can contribute to a better online space, increasing cybersecurity and trust in online services».

An example of a program carrying out this work is Ryerson Futures — an accelerator program that works with startups based out of Toronto that moves past the idea of looking to Asia as only a source for investment, but rather for spaces of collaboration and growth in new markets.

The rise of co-working spaces has solved this problem, allowing you to rent as much (or as little space) as you need, either on a monthly basis or through subscription programs that allow you to use desks on an ad hoc basis without the overhead of a regular office.

The company was given around $ 20,000 in seed capital and office space as well as a home in Silicon valley during the three month program.

Epicenter runs corporate innovation labs, provide fast growing digital companies flexible work space as well as knowledge and creativity through seminars and educational programs for companies and organizations that wish to learn more about digital opportunities and corporate innovation.

The space — which will be licensed to companies by U of T — will also feature JLABS» inaugural device and digital prototype lab that will provide entrepreneurs with access to highly specialized tools as well as skills building programs to design and develop smart health technologies.

In addition to selling products and services, you can also earn from Google Adsense program as well as sell advertising space to other marketers.

Activating spaces with amenities and programming such as outdoor workspaces, food trucks, happy hours, and speakers creates opportunities for socialization among tenants; as well as the option to work beyond the tenant's suite.

And as the Salvation Army does not engage in harm reduction programs, such as needle exchanges or supervised injection, drug use, drug dealing, and alcohol consumption in public spaces can be expected to increase.

The U.S. space program had a major setback in 1967, as a flash fire during a test killed Apollo astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffey.

With so many companies now investing in programs to empower their employees as brand advocates in social media, the number of software vendors pitching the space is increasing quickly.

For more than a decade Wickman was an engineer for Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space, where she worked on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and International Space Station Programs, receiving commendations from NASA for her contributions and being designated as Lockheed's Corporate Astronaut.

And, as Jean - Louis Brindamour, who developed Pyramid Publications» religious program, points out, «The phenomenal growth of sales so far tells us that time and a determined public will eventually force even greater space for such books where they do not yet appear.»

And when you get right down to it, her description of the science was not really that great either (which is not surprising, considering her experience in the space program was as an engineer, not a scientist), so it's wrong to say there is nothing wrong with her synopsis.

They can begin to welcome — gingerly perhaps — the churches and other NGOs as consultants and partners in the process of formulating ideas and programs, and in mobilizing public opinion in support of proposals that may make it possible for humanity to survive and thrive on this planet in a nuclear space age.

The prayer room doubles as a gallery, which hosts regular art shows and is part of a city program that brings art lovers — not usually a churchy crowd — into the professionally lit space.

As biographer Robert Weir details in Peace, Justice, Care of Earth, McConnell was inspired by the images coming from the U.S. space program.

Serious authors no longer appear for thoughtful interviews on nighttime television, we don't have variety programs such as The Ed Sullivan Show that reserved some space for ballet and classical music, and Time Magazine hasn't had a classical musician on the cover since 1986.

Along with a letter that pointed to some online links about space camp, the astronaut program and resources to elementary students, NASA also sent Dexter some really cool pictures of the Red Planet and Mars Curiosity Rover, as well as a sticker that's a replica of the mission patch worn by the astronauts.

Outside of the restaurants, Chef Dalton will guide menu development for the oceanfront, open - air signature Tiki Bar, serving custom, handcrafted cocktails, as well as manage the exclusive menu options and programming for the Chart Room private dining space.

Working at South Park, an influential restaurant in Portland is where Naomi discovered that she was most interested in the wine program and she moved to Seattle to work for Noble Wines, an indie distributor that supplies wine to such Pacific Northwest institutions as Tom Douglas restaurants, the Space Needle, The Four Seasons, The Fairmont Hotel, and DeLaurenti's.